Driving test pass rate in Firenze

In 2025 in Firenze, 57.2% of category B theory tests were passed, across 20,009 tests, against a national average of 60.27% (3.0 points below). On the practical driving test, 79.2% of 16,803 tests were passed, against 83.82% nationally. Source: MIT, Esiti Esami 2025.

Firenze against Italy

Theory

#81 of 102 provinces with a published figure

3.0 points below Italy

Firenze 57.2% 20,009 tests · since 2024 +0.85 points
Italy 60.27% 919,868 tests · since 2024 +0.04 points

Practical driving test

4.6 points below Italy

Firenze 79.2% 16,803 tests · since 2024 +2.05 points
Italy 83.82% 734,553 tests · since 2024 −0.58 points

Source: Esiti Esami 2025

Does it change what you should do?

No. The 57.2% for Firenze describes the candidates who sat the test in 2025, not the test itself. Preparation is the same everywhere: 30 true or false statements, 20 minutes, a maximum of 3 errors.

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Firenze in the lower half of the 2025 ranking

Firenze is in the lower half of the 2025 table, number 81 of 102, with 57.23% of theory tests passed against the national 60.27%, 3.04 points lower. In the table the province sits between Novara (57.24%) and Viterbo (57.19%), a span of 0.05 points in all.

The figure rests on 20,009 theory tests sat in 2025, the 7th largest volume of the 102 provinces with a published figure and 2.18% of the 919,868 tests sat across Italy. Here one percentage point equals about 200 tests with a different outcome, so the rate moves slowly from one year to the next.

Against 2024 the rate rose by 0.85 points, from 56.38% to 57.23%, while the national figure changed by +0.04 points. The number of tests sat went from 19,425 to 20,009.

The two tests point the same way: 57.23% on theory and 79.22% on the practical test across 16,803 tests, one 3.04 points and the other 4.60 points below its own national average. On the practical test the province ranks number 69 of the 102 with a published figure. Against 2024 the practical pass rate changed by +2.05 points, while the national one moved by −0.58 points.

Inside Toscana, Firenze is number 4 of 9 provinces with a figure, below Siena (58.04%) and above Lucca (55.70%). The region runs from the 64.78% of Pisa to the 49.81% of Grosseto. In the same region Prato has no row of its own in the MIT file.

Provinces closest to Firenze in the ranking

Firenze is number 81 of 102 provinces with published data, by share of theory tests passed in 2025.

Higher

  1. #77 L'Aquila 57.4%
  2. #78 Asti 57.4%
  3. #79 Trieste 57.3%
  4. #80 Novara 57.2%
#81 of 102 57.2% Firenze

Lower

  1. #82 Viterbo 57.2%
  2. #83 Aosta 57.0%
  3. #84 Gorizia 57.0%
  4. #85 Belluno 57.0%

Provinces in Toscana

10 provinces in Toscana, Firenze highlighted. Theory tests in 2025, with the number of tests next to each rate.

Provinces of Toscana, patente B theory tests in 2025. Source: MIT, Esiti Esami 2025.
ProvincePassedTests
Arezzo 53.1% 5,811
Firenze 57.2% 20,009
Grosseto 49.8% 3,415
Livorno 51.7% 3,819
Lucca 55.7% 6,275
Massa-Carrara 52.4% 2,765
Pisa 64.8% 6,817
Pistoia 61.3% 4,968
Prato n/a n/a
Siena 58.0% 4,235

Which provinces can Firenze be compared with?

The pairs are picked by hand. The full list is on the comparisons page.

Frequently asked questions about the exam in Firenze

Where is the theory exam taken in Firenze?

The exam is sat at the Motorizzazione Civile office covering the province of Firenze, or at an authorised driving school acting as an exam centre. The Motorizzazione Civile is the authority on exam centres, times and booking.

Do more people pass the theory test in Firenze than elsewhere?

In 2025 Firenze was number 81 of 102 provinces with a published figure, with 57.2% of tests passed against 60.3% across Italy. The position describes who sat the test, not a different test: the questions and rules are the same everywhere.

How these percentages are calculated

Data as of . Source: Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti (MIT).